The role of family’s sociodemographic status at incidence of stunting in Senggreng village, Malang regency

Nutritional problems are still a major public health problem in Indonesia. Malnutrition generally occurs toddlers because, at that age, children experience rapid growth. One of the indicators is assessed for its success achieving SDGs nutritional status under five. Toddlers group vulnerable to malnutrition, which will be marked by stunting. Stunting (shortness) linear growth disorder caused chronic malnutrition or recurrent infectious diseases, as indicated z-score height age (height/age) less than -2 SD. Cases stunting can used predictor low quality country's human resources. causes poor cognitive ability, productivity, and an increased risk disease, resulting long-term losses This study analytic observational method was conducted working area Sanggreng Village, Malang Regency data analysis uses SPSS. In this study, 24 samples were taken from child population district. The results descriptive showed proportion male female almost same. Parental education work not related intake (p> 0.05). According results, most dominant cause history exclusive breastfeeding. who get breastfeeding have 9.3 times smaller don't breastfeeding, provides protective effect against toddlers. due found 2 years. Ideally, receive until 6 months. given 20–24 months (9%) then 6–9 it also 18 had been breast milk beginning life (18%), 4 other populations foods form formula milk.